Fountain-brush.



Mi H. 'SHABHJEYt FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.28,1911.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

M. H. SHANLEY.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.28,1911.

Eatented Mar. 11, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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i of the brush.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Y

Patented Mar., i y

Application filed August 28, 191i. Serial No. eGAZS.

To all 'whom t 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, MICHAEL HENRY SHANLEY, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Granbury, in the county of Hood and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain- Brushes; and l do declare the following to,

invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fountain brushes.

One object ot the invention is to provide a fountain brush having in connection therewith means for wiping the surface after the iatter has been scrubbed by the brush.

A further object is to provide a brush of this character having means whereby wiping cloth may be secured thereto in position for use, said cloth holding mechanism also being adapted to forni a yielding support or spring handle whereby the device may be convenientlyv carried and employed as a sprinkler. l

W ith these andI other objects in view th invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and. arrangement of part-s as will be more fully improvement-s in In the accompanying drawing.: Figure l is a perspective view of my improved brush; Fig. 2 is an end view thereotl showing the manner in which the same is einpioyed as a sprinkler; F is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a vert-ical cross sectionalv view on vthe line 4.-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is horizontal sectional-view on the line 5*?) oflig. 4; Fig. 6 is ak detail horizontal sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. Z .sliow ing the manne;I in which the wiping device is yieldingly secured to the body portion My improved brush comprises a hollov7 body portion or reservoir l which may be constructed of any suitable material and in any suitable shape, said-body portion beinnY here shown and is preferably ot' restangular oblong, form. The body portion l divided by a horizontally disposed partition 2 into upper and lower compartments 3 `and el., said lower` compartment i. being preferably of somewhat lesswidt-h Inid lengt-li than the upper compartnient. The upper con partinent- 3 forms a reservoir and is adaptedl or upper compartment is formed ailling f .opening which is normally closed 'by ascrejgf cap 5 or otner suitable form of closure.

Secured to the rear side of thelower con:-

partment 4 is a handle socket said socket being disposed at. a suitable for hold-v ing the handle at the proper inelination. Arranged in and secured inlany suitable manner to the lower edges othe compartment i of the body l is a scrubbing brush 7l said brush having a hacia 8 which closely into the lower end of i e camp-artn'ient e and is provided with a sev charge i) through or' other Huid is adapted to flow compartment i and onto between the bristles 7 whereby the iiuii reaches the door. y*

' lhewater from the kupper compartment reservo-ir 3 of the body is perv 'tted to dow into the lower compartment 1ithrough a water discharging passage k3.0 formed in the bottoni of the compartment nea end thereoi-` as sfncovn.v passage adapted to be opened elo or less extent `for cuttingon water romthe reservoir to the ion portion of the body or for re 'ing the iow by means or a valve comprising a disk or washer 1l, the ,diameter o't which is slight-ly greater than'tne diameter of the.

the lower passage l0 and which-is secured t yend of a threaded valve said rod having errar red Li gaging the nper side the va" pressing,I plate i3. The tiireade'. of the valve stein i2 is engi projects above a threaded pss in the top of the reservoir 3 a jeetinrr upper end of the i ranged a miiied head l5 is screwed uoivardiy and d va diy to open and close t i (tive. i' nen the stern is screwed downwardly to close va plate 13 will hold the latter in iuid tight engagement with the bottonio the re e venir compartment around the l discharge opening therein.

Arraneed' on the front side of the upper isnt or reservoir 3 of the i angular compartment l .cept the front, which is portion as shown.

tine rfv,- portion of the frena side or compartment 16 between the front Wall wardly and disengaged from beneath the thereof and the outer edges of the end walls projection Q4 whereby the cloth is thus reis a sheet or strip 17 of rubber or other suitmoved. After being drawn outwardly to able material. The sheet or strip 17 is of permit the removal of the cloth the rod 21 suiiicient width to extend entirely across the may be swung upwardly over the top of the 60 front of the compartment 16 and to project reservoir or upper compartment of the body a slight distance above the upper end there- 1 to form a resilient handle whereby the of as shown. The upper portion of the strip device may be employed as a sprinkler as or sheet 17 which covers the open upper porclearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

' l0 tion of the front of the compartment 16 is Spring clips 23 are secured to the ends of 65 A30 secured in operative position to the upper4 loose and is held in yielding engagement said brush body in alinement with the studs withthe outer edges of the upper portion 23 and are designed to yieldably retain said of the ends and the top of the compartment rod in its seat. It will therefore be observe by coiled springs 18 the inner ends of which that when the bail shaped rod 21 is used as are secured to the front side of the comparta handle for the brush thc same is rendered 70 ment 3, while their outer ends are passed suiiiciently yielding by the connecting coiled through the sheet or strip 17 and are sesprings 22 to permit the water to be jarred cured to a metal clamping strip 19 arranged out of the receptacle when the brush is used on the outer side of the sheet 17 as shown. as a sprinkler. 20 By thus arranging and securing the sheet In practice the sheet or strip 17 which 75 17 the projecting upper edge thereof forms forms the wiper and front wall of the mop a wiper by means of which the surface after or cloth receiving and holding receptacle is being scrubbed by the brush may be wiped preferably constructed of rubber, but it is off. The wiper formed by the projecting obvious that other iiexible material of simiedge of the strip 17 also serves as an eiicient lar character may be used without depart- 80 means for cleaning and drying windows. ing from the nature of the invention In addition to the wiping mechanism just From the foregoing descriptio'ntaken in described I also preferably provide means connection with the accompanying drawings whereby a wiping cloth or nio-p '20 may be the construction and operation of the invention will be readily un `erstodd` without 85 requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the. principle or sacrificing anyoff-th'e advantages 90 of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

The combination with a body7 of a mop holder comprising a receptacle, the latter 95 portion'pf tbe body 1. My improved means for holding a cloth or mop comprises a bail shaped rod Q1 having secured to its en'ds coiled springs 22 the outer ends of which are secured to studs 23 arranged on the ends of the reservoir or upper portion of the body 1 as shown. The bail shaped rod 21 is arranged above the'top ofthe compartment 16 and is adapted to clamp the cloth or mop 40 2O between said top and an overhanging `or forwardly extending projection or lip 2.4 having a projection forming the upper wall formed on the upper portion of the res. of the receptacle, a yielding vertical front ervoir or upper portion of the body 1 as' wall secured to said body, the upper edge Vclearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings of which extends above said receptacle, a c forming a rod seat in the side of said brush. yielding bail hingedly attached to the body 100 The cloth or mop 20 when thus secured to for engagement with the mop to be secure the reservoir or upper portion of the body within the receptacle, and means for hold- 'l has its outer portion projecting beyond the ing said bail against the mop. adjacent portions of the body and in posi- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set tion to be engaged with the surfaces to be my hand in presence of two Subscribing Wit- 105 wiped. nesses.

The springs "22 on the ends of the bail MICHAEL HENRY SHANLEY. shaped rod Q1 cause the latter to firmly Witnesses:

grip and hold .the mop or cloth in position TILMAN BUTLER,

and also permit 'the rod to be drawn out- A A. LEONARD MITCHELL. 

